Ivanka Trump has to ask John Kelly for permission to talk to Trump about White House matters

Ivanka Trump now has to go through the chief-of-staff
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John Kelly, President Donald Trump's new chief of staff,
has garnered a reputation for running a tighter ship in a
typically freewheeling White House since his arrival, and that
reportedly extends to Trump's daughter and closest confidant,
Ivanka Trump.

Ivanka has enjoyed a higher degree of
freedom in her father's administration since she joined in
March, often dropping by during Oval Office meetings with other
leaders and accompanying him on high-profile presidential
trips.

Things have changed under Kelly's leadership, however, and
Ivanka now reportedly has to ask the chief of staff for
permission when she wants to talk to Trump about matters related
to the administration, The Washington Post
reported.

She has so far adhered to the requirement — when
representatives of foreign governments contacted her to set up
meetings leading up to this week's United Nations summit,
she ran all the requests by Kelly before confirming them,
according to The Post.

Kelly was previously the Secretary of Homeland Security before he
joined the West Wing following ex-chief of staff Reince Priebus'
departure in July.

Since his arrival, Kelly has brought some order to the White
House, but he has also reportedly earned criticism from some West
Wing staffers who believe he is micromanaging and overstepping
his mandate. One of his subordinates told The Post that Kelly has
turned into a "one-man choke point," and some staffers have
nicknamed Kelly "the church lady" because of his
strictness.